Yahoo Autos Armored 2016 Subaru Forester cash transport could be a great deal ...
What we have here is one clear reality, one deal, and at least one mystery. The reality is that someone is selling an armored 2016 Subaru Forester on Craigslist Dallas. The Autopian came across the find and called the seller to find out what gives. They didn't get much. The seller's son said his dad bought the wagon at auction, becoming the Forester's second owner after Brinks, the cash and valuables transportation company. "Brinks had that one built," he said, "and it was used until my father bought it.” What also appears to be plain and real is that the Subie has ferried precious goods 185,345 miles, and the seller wants $12,900 "firm" for it.
To the deal: The price. A standard 2016 Forester 2.5i Premium cost about $26,000 when new, before options. The seller says the armored car "cost over $150,000.00 when built." Plug the known stats into Kelley Blue Book, the valuation site returns private party transaction prices of between $4,965 and $7,428 for a 2016 Forester, this example we credited as being in Very Good condition landing at $6,197. Superficially, $12,900 for an eight-year-old Forester gets a lot of question marks. However, if you're in the dispensary business or some other cash-heavy enterprise and you don't want Brinks hauling your dough, an armored courier car for just $13,000 — assuming the seller has all the keys and all of the locks work — sounds pretty unbeatable to us.
